...Mommy and Daddy were partying!! Will and his dad qualified one couple for the Lincoln Financial Elite Escape and his parents were sweet to let us go. The trip was to the Montauk Yacht Club, near The Hamptons, on the tip of Long Island. After staying a night in Wilmington to make sure the kids were good and settled, we flew from ILM to LGA and then made the looooooonng ride to Montauk. Neither of us realized how long Long Island really is!! After 3 hours (much shorter than our driver had made it the day before with more traffic), we arrived at our destination. We were shocked that everything was so quaint and rustic and not at all the posh vision we had in our heads. The corn fields and vegetable stands were what completely threw me off!!
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| A gorgeous windmill in The Hamptons |
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| Our room key--isn't that sweet? |
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| Our view of the marina |
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| Happy to be there with no kids and a drink in our hands!!! |
Will had a couple of "meetings" to attend during the 5 days, so I spent some quality time in the spa and by the pool. There were dinners every night, so we got to know some others in the group pretty well and had a blast hanging out with them. One afternoon we hitched a ride with another couple into The Hamptons to go shopping (mainly window). It was insane! Will passed on the $1000 pair of suede pants! Good call, right?!
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| Dinner at North by Northeast |
Our excursion for the week was going out fishing on a fishing boat. Will and I figured we would rarely have the opportunity to do something like that. The morning was gorgeous and Will and I each popped a dramamine, just to cover our bases. Unfortunately, Will's didn't quite take. As soon as we reached our fishing spot about 45 minutes out, the rolling sea got to Will and he got severely sea sick. Two others followed suit and we ended up calling the trip off early and heading back. At least we caught a few before we had to head back in!
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| My "small" catch of the day, according to Pete. It was huge to me!! |
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The Montauk Lighthouse--
first lighthouse commissioned by George Washington |
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| We got to try out paddle boarding... |
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| ...and loved it! |
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On the last day, a presentation was made by an entertainment artist...
he painted all three of these in 45 minutes in front of us,
with his hands!!! It was incredible!! |
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On the last night, we had a beautiful dinner by the
marina--a lobster bake and my first crack at
tackling a whole lobster. |
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| Loved the table decorations! |
We had a great time on our trip and definitely got to see an area that we would likely never visit on our own. It was great to relax and sleep in and have some fun doing adult things. But after 5 days away, this mama was ready to get back to her babies!!!
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